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Sizing up the buyer

  • 05-05-2017 3:09pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,276 ✭✭✭


    Have you ever tried to buy something only to be bombarded with a load of questions about your own personal self and what you intend to use the item for before an actual price is mentioned?

    I had this with a few auctioneers while trying to buy a scrap of land. The price would be POA and sold without planning permission. Obviously if I told them I was coming over from central London to try and get planning permission for a massive house on it I'd get a different price than someone local claiming he wanted it for grazing sheep.

    You'd be amazed what kind of trivial item a seller would be tempted to size up the buyer for. I reckon it was worse long ago with tradespeople charging vastly different amounts to people who are known to have "plenty of money" as the man says.

    I know someone who has a whole list compiled of different types of businesses and what prices to give them, no prices on his website and does a ferocious amount of rooting around and googling to see how much money they might have before giving any potential customer a quote.


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 945 ✭✭✭red ears


    You might not get planning for a house, most people buying a site do so subject to planning.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    I'd say about 6 foot and 14 stone.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭denismc


    Well if I was selling a bit of land next door I would like to know a little about a potential neighbour.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭Glenster


    People will sell it for as much as they can get.

    If you think they're overcharging you then the issue is with you being willing to overpay for it.


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